THE Sea Eagles have opened a four-point gap at the top of the NRL ladder after a stoic and defence-oriented 22-12 victory over the New Zealand Warriors today in front of 19,199 parochial fans in Auckland.

A Jarryd Hayne inspired Parramatta has defeated the Titans at CBUS Super Stadium in front of 14,175 people. The victory keeps the Eels finals' hopes alive while the Titans may as well start thinking about next year.

THE Newcastle Knights have bounced back to the winners' table after a second-half thriller at Hunter Stadium. The young-gun Knights rose to the challenge of overcoming the reigning premiers with a 16-12 victory. The 15,468 strong crowd were left on the edge of their seats in the dying minutes of the game as the both teams played hot potato with the football.

​IN a continuation of the exciting sponsorship news of recent weeks the Sharks can announce that ENZED®, a nationwide hydraulic hose and fitting supply company servicing a diverse range of industries, has signed on as back of jersey sponsor for the remainder of 2014.